Door panel build

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

OK so im in the process of building new door panels.

OK so im making alot of thread tonite.

Anyways the new door panels im building are gonna be liek so

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o319/Fiercetimbo17/doorpanl.jpg

The 4" is going in the white circle. The pocket is going bye bye.

But my real question is, i was just going to cut a hole for the speaker and let it be, however reading another thread got me thinking.

Could i cut enough of the outer skin away (leaving all necessary holes for door panel mounting) and build sealed maybe ported enclosures for the speakers.

Now i know most will say its more work than its worth but i think it will be fun.

So if this possible?

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[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

says page not found :-/

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

fixed

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Yes it can be done. Whether or not it's worth doing is up to you. Don't forget to take the window into consideration and leave room for it to roll down without hitting things.

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

Umm looking at the parameters of the speakers, it looking like i would need like a 9 ft enclosure for the 6 1/2" and like a 6 for 4"

And i doing something wrong or is this why no one does this

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

It might be pretty difficult to get a solid amount of airspace behind the door. I have the same car and you really don't have much depth at all. It's possible to do but you would probably be better off building door pods from the existing spot. Take the speaker grill off and you would be able to re-aim the drivers to your liking.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Umm looking at the parameters of the speakers, it looking like i would need like a 9 ft enclosure for the 6 1/2" and like a 6 for 4"And i doing something wrong or is this why no one does this

What drivers? Paramters? Is your result in cf or in liters? What Q factor?

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

They are the cdt es600's and es400's with the es100 tweeter. (the 643 set just being more specfic )

Let me try and find the site where the specs were posted, it was a forum so im not sure of their accuarcy, give me a min.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Those 6's want about .3 cf, but work well IB so you really only need to seal up the door and mount them solidly to get good response. The 4's will probably be crossed high enough that the enclosure for them won't matter much at all.